Artist statement
I use portraiture as a form of listening, creating images that leave room for complexity, dignity, and the parts of a person that resist easy explanation.
Every sitting begins slowly. The camera follows the person, rather than asking the person to perform for it.
Selected projects
Portraits of the West Midlands, currently in production across Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall.
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A dawn photographic essay on a boarded 1897 park keeper's lodge, its surrounding landscape, and what belonging looks like when a place is still being used around it.
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Portraits from the adire dye yards of Abeokuta, documenting labour, skill, and the cultural persistence of a living textile tradition.
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Portraits from the market in Ibadan, observing labour, trade, and the human presence that gives Bodija its identity.
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About the artist
Idris Adegoke is a Birmingham based fine art portrait photographer whose 2023 to 2026 portfolio spans personal projects, editorial commissions, cultural narratives, and artist portraiture.
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